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Adaptive duty cycle management method and system for radio transmitters

US6950404B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 14, 2001
Grant dateSep 27, 2005
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Expiry dateSep 13, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W28/18
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A duty cycle management system and method for use in a wireless device having a transmitter which transmits packets in the form of individual packets and/or packet bursts. A controller in combination with an instruction set limits the number of packets transmitted during each time period defined by one time window or adjacent time windows, on a sliding basis, so as to limit the duty cycle of transmissions during successive adjacent time windows to the predetermined duty cycle limit. To do so transmission of packets is delayed as needed to establish sufficient idle period(s) during the one or adjacent time window(s) to maintain the duty cycle within the duty cycle limit.

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